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CHCI Chairwoman Hon. Grace Flores Napolitano and Hon. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to Host Miami Emerging Leaders Awards CeremonyCongressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Recognizes Florida Internship, Fellowship and Scholarship Recipients with Support from BellSouth Corporation Washington, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), the nation’s leading Hispanic educational nonprofit organization, announced it will host, along with CHCI Chairwoman Hon. Grace Flores Napolitano (CA-38) and Board Member Hon. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-18) an Emerging Leaders and Scholarship Awards Ceremony at Florida International University (FIU), Miami Park Campus – Graham Ballroom Center on Monday, May 15, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT. The awards ceremony is made possible with the support of BellSouth Corporation. CHCI scholarship awardees include Ines Flores of Miami, an accounting student at Florida International University; and Natalie Carratala, a law student at Florida International University. Emerging leader, Omar Castañeda of Deltona, Florida, a CHCI Public Policy Fellow and graduate of The George Washington University will also be recognized. Castañeda has served, over the last nine-months, as CHCI’s Public Policy Fellow with Sen. Bill Nelson (FL) office. CHCI also announced it has selected three Florida based undergraduate college and university students for the 2006 Congressional Summer Internship Program in Washington, D.C. Internship recipients include: Alyssa Iglesias of Hialeah Gardens, an International Relations and Italian Studies student at Brown University; Claudia Medina of Miami, a Political Science student at The University of Miami; and Luis Serpa of Hialeah, a Biomedical Community Health student at Brown University. Participants are placed for eight weeks with a Congressional Office on Capitol Hill. Interns are paid a $2,000 stipend, receive housing and roundtrip transportation to Washington, D.C. CHCI will host a total of 34 interns this summer. Recent Congressional Internship participants include: Jonathan Agudelo of Miami, a Political Science student at Duke University placed with Sen. Joseph. Lieberman (CT); Edlyn Hernandez of Fort Lauderdale, a Psychology student at Brandies University placed with the Hon. Sheila Jackson Lee (TX); and Ernesto R. Zaldivar of Miami, a Political Science student at The University of Miami placed with the Hon. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL). “For over two and a half decades CHCI programs have provided Hispanic youth with significant education and hands-on leadership development opportunities through scholarships, public policy fellowships and congressional internships,” said CHCI President and CEO Esther Aguilera. “Today, more than ever, CHCI remains committed to continue carrying forward the education legacy of its founders through meaningful programs at the local, regional and national level.” Florida International University, corporate, community and local elected officials will partner with CHCI as it expands its multi-city education and leadership outreach awareness seminars to Miami area college and university students. CHCI will host a panel session, following the emerging leaders and scholarship awards ceremony, to discuss the importance of education and leadership skills in today’s market driven economy. “Florida is one of our many states we are reaching out to. Since last fall, CHCI has made 16 visits within the states of California, Georgia, Illinois, New York, Texas, and the commonwealth of Puerto Rico,” added Aguilera. About Congressional Hispanic Caucus
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